How Stella Got Her Groove Back
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| Directed by | Kevin Rodney Sullivan |
| Produced by | Ronald Bass Terry McMillan Deborah Schindler |
| Written by | Terry McMillan (book & screenplay) Ronald Bass (screenplay) |
| Starring | Angela Bassett Taye Diggs Whoopi Goldberg Regina King |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | August 14, 1998 |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a 1998 romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs, Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King. This film is an adaptation of the Terry McMillan's best selling novel by the same title.
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[edit] Cast
- Angela Bassett — Stella Payne
- Taye Diggs — Winston Shakespeare
- Whoopi Goldberg — Delilah Abraham
- Regina King — Vanessa
- Suzzanne Douglass — Angela
- Michael J. Pagan — Quincy Payne
- Sicily — Chantel
- Richard Lawson — Jack
- Barry Shabaka Henley — Buddy
- Lee Weaver — Nate
- Glynn Turman — Dr. Shakespeare
- Phyllis Yvonne Stickney — Mrs. Shakespeare
- Denise Hunt — Ms. Thang
- Lisa Hanna — Abby
- James Pickens Jr. — Walter Payne
[edit] Awards & nominations
1999 Acapulco Black Film Festival
- Best Actress — Angela Bassett (won)
- Best Actor — Taye Diggs (nominated)
- Best Actress — Whoopi Goldberg (nominated)
- Best Director — Kevin Rodney Sullivan (nominated)
- Best Film (nominated)
- Best Screenplay — Terry McMillan (nominated)
- Best Soundtrack (nominated)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture — Angela Bassett (won)
- Outstanding Motion Picture (won)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture — Whoopi Goldberg (won)
- Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress — Michael J. Pagan (nominated)
[edit] Trivia
- The character "Winston Shakespeare," (played by Taye Diggs in the movie), is based on McMillan's real-life husband, Jonathan Plummer. Plummer is Jamaican and is more than 20 years younger than McMillan. In June 2005, Plummer announced that he was gay, and McMillan filed for divorce.
- In the Family Guy episode "There's Something About Paulie", Peter sees a movie titled "How Stella Got Her Groove Back 2".
- In one episode of Friends Rachel gets to pick the movie the friends see and she decides on How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
